Ancestry

James Hendricks Born [23 June 1808] in the Country East
about 8 or 10 miles from Franklin Simpson Co Kentucky
Drusilla Dorris Hendricks Born Feb 8th 1810. Sumner Co Tennessee.
Dictated by Drusilla Dorris Hendricks after the death of her husband.

The Hendricks
family originated from Germany or Holland &d of the High Dutch. By Three
Brothers who landed somewhere in the New England States or New York in an early
day of America's History. From here they wandered South till we find some of
them in Kentucky.

James Hendricks' Father Abraham was too young to fight
in the Revolution war but three of his brothers did engage. one for Seven years
one for Three years &d One for Two years while Abraham was left at home with
his parents.